Art & Culture
Heritage, archaeology, literature and cultural institutions
CPI welcomes renaming of Kerala, calls it 'intrinsic to the Malayalam'
The Communist Party of India (CPI) welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval of Kerala's renaming to "Keralam," calling it "intrinsic to the Malayalam language" ...
How photography helped the British empire classify India
Historical analysis has revisited how the British colonial administration systematically deployed photography from the mid-nineteenth century as an instrumen...
Vice-President releases updated Constitution editions in Tamil and Gujarati
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released updated editions of the Constitution of India in Tamil and Gujarati at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Februar...
WAVES 2025
The World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, organized by India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB), was held from 1 to 4 May ...
Srinagar’s heritage renaissance: Inside Rs 210 crore plan to transform walled city
A comprehensive Rs 210 crore conservation and transformation plan has been announced for Srinagar's walled city (Shahr-e-Khaas), aimed at restoring the herit...
Gobar Times: The fascinating world of orchids
A recent feature highlighted the ecological significance of orchids, one of the largest flowering plant families with approximately 28,000 naturally occurrin...
Union Cabinet approves converting North and South Blocks into museum
The Union Cabinet approved the transition of government operations from the historic North and South Blocks to the newly constructed 'Seva Teerth' and 'Karta...
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project’s budget, timeline ‘currently being determined’: Govt to Rajya Sabha
In a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated that the budget and timeline for the Yuge Yugeen Bhar...
What the Tamils wrote in ancient Egypt
Researchers have identified approximately 30 Tamil-Brahmi and Prakrit inscriptions inside six rock-cut tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, including the to...
Meet India’s first Dalit Cardinal Poola Anthony, picked to lead Catholic church in country
Cardinal Poola Anthony, the 64-year-old Archbishop of Hyderabad, was elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) at its ...
Explained: Proposal to ban non-Hindus from entering Char Dham, amid questions of legality
The managing committees of the four Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri — proposed barring entry to non-Hindus, ...
Budget proposes to develop 15 archaeological sites: Check out the list and what it entails
Union Budget 2026-27 announced plans to develop 15 archaeological sites across India into immersive cultural tourism destinations, with a focus on transformi...
Budget 2026: From heritage sites to medical hubs and eco trails, Sitharaman announces measures to boost tourism sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026-27 (presented 1 February 2026) unveiled a multi-pronged tourism promotion strategy covering heritage ...
Nirmala Sitharaman talks of ‘orange economy’ in Budget speech: What is it, how govt plans to boost it
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the "orange economy" prominently in her Union Budget 2026-27 speech, signalling a policy push to develop India'...